The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
France Pulls Back Carrier and Reshuffles Arabian Sea Flotilla
France is changing its naval deployments in the Middle East. The demise of the Coalition of the Willing naval task force, which wa...
Carnival Corporation Expands Surplus Meal Donation Program to The Bahamas
One year after celebrating the grand opening of Celebration Key on Grand Bahama Island, Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), the worl...
Battle of the Beaches for the Cruise Lines
Cruise lines are intensifying their focus on their private ports. While the beach destinations have long been popular with passeng...
MSC Cruises Innovates with Retrofits to Bring Yacht Club to More Ships
MSC Cruises has taken a unique position within the cruise industry, expanding its popular ship-within-a-ship concept called the Ya...
More Cruise Lines Are Going Adult-Only
While a segment of cruising has been devoted to the adult-only travel market, it is expanding to more cruise lines as a possible r...
Holland America Adopts Carnival's Evolution Strategy for Updating Ships
Holland America Line is rolling out the details of what it is calling the largest fleet update in the 153-year history of the comp...
Approval for Rome Cruise Terminal Cancelled by Italian Court
The efforts to develop a new cruise terminal that would be located closer to Rome and provide growth capacity were set back by an...
Low Water Levels Challenge European River Cruising
As Europe has suffered through record high temperatures and a drought, it has raised concerns over the impact on residents. In add...
AIDA Runs Unusual Cruise to Rotterdam Dry Dock for Passengers
Passengers aboard the AIDA cruise ship AIDAmar experienced an unusual cruise destination on a July cruise. The ship needed to comp...
Geopolitical Disruption Reduces Cargo Volume at Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is feeling the impact of a myriad of domestic and global challenges after cargo throughput plunged duri...